2023 Atlantic Coast Conference softball tournament

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2023 Atlantic Coast Conference
softball tournament
Teams10
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Florida State  (19th title)
Runner-up Duke (2nd title game)
Winning coach Lonni Alameda  (9th title)
MVP Kathryn Sandercock (Florida State)
Television ACCN
ESPN2
2023 Atlantic Coast Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 3 Florida State  ‍†‍‡‍y22–2–0 .91758–11–0 .841
No. 5 Duke  ‍‍‍y19–5–0 .79248–11–0 .814
No. 10 Clemson  ‍‍‍y18–6–0 .75049–12–0 .803
Louisville  ‍‍‍y16–7–0 .69634–20–0 .630
No. 24 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y14–10–0 .58339–20–0 .661
North Carolina  ‍‍‍13–10–0 .56526–28–0 .481
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y11–12–1 .47930–19–1 .610
Virginia  ‍‍‍8–16–0 .33330–22–0 .577
Syracuse  ‍‍‍7–15–1 .32619–25–1 .433
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍7–17–0 .29226–27–0 .491
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍6–17–0 .26124–25–0 .490
Boston College  ‍‍‍6–18–0 .25024–28–0 .462
NC State  ‍‍‍6–18–0 .25018–35–0 .340
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 8, 2023 [1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) softball tournament was held at Melissa Cook Stadium on the campus of the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana, from May 10 through May 13, 2023. The event determines the champion of the Atlantic Coast Conference for the 2022 season. As the tournament winner, Florida State earned the ACC's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I softball tournament. [2]

Contents

This was the fifth year of a 10-team tournament. The 1st round, quarterfinals and semifinals were broadcast on the ACC Network. The championship game was broadcast by ESPN2. [3]

Format and seeding

The top 10 finishers of the ACC's 13 softball-playing members were seeded based on conference results from the regular season. The bottom four seeds will play in an opening round to determine the quarterfinal matchups. [4]

TeamWLTPct.GBSeed
Florida State 2220.917–1
Duke 1950.79232
Clemson 1860.75043
Louisville 1670.6965.54
Virginia Tech 14100.58385
North Carolina 13100.5658.56
Notre Dame 11121.47910.57
Virginia 8160.333148
Syracuse 7151.326149
Georgia Tech 7170.2921510
Pittsburgh 6170.26115.5—
Boston College 6180.25016—
NC State 6180.25016—

Tournament

Bracket

Source: [5]

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 Florida State 4
8 Virginia 2 9 Syracuse 1
9 Syracuse 81 Florida State9
5 Virginia Tech 1
4 Louisville 8
5 Virginia Tech 10
1 Florida State2
2 Duke 1
2 Duke 7
7 Notre Dame 1 10 Georgia Tech 1
10 Georgia Tech 82 Duke2
3 Clemson 0
3 Clemson 2
6 North Carolina 1

Game schedule and results

GameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevisionNotes
First Round – Wednesday, May 10
11:00 p.m.No. 9 Syracuse vs. No. 8 Virginia8–2 ACCN [6]
24:30 p.m.No. 10 Georgia Tech vs. No. 7 Notre Dame8–1 [7]
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 11
311:00 a.m.No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 9 Syracuse4–1ACCN [8]
42:00 p.m.No. 5 Virginia Tech vs. No. 4 Louisville10–8 [9]
55:00 p.m.No. 2 Duke vs. No. 10 Georgia Tech7–1 [10]
67:30 p.m.No. 3 Clemson vs. No. 6 North Carolina2–1 [11]
Semifinals – Friday, May 12
71:00 p.m.No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 5 Virginia Tech9–1ACCN [12]
83:30 p.m.No. 2 Duke vs. No. 3 Clemson2–0 [13]
Championship – Saturday, May 13
91:00 p.m.No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 2 Duke2–1 ESPN2 [14]

Championship game

2023 ACC tournament championship
No. 2 Duke1–2No. 1 Florida State
May 13, 2023 – 1:00 p.m. (EDT) at Melissa Cook Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana
Team1234567 R H E
No. 2 Duke0000100140
No. 1 Florida State0010001271
WP: Kathryn Sandercock (23–3)   LP: Lillie Walker (7–2)
Attendance: 957

All Tournament Team

PlayerTeam
Valerie Cagle Clemson
Cassidy CurdDuke
Deja Davis
Aminah Vega
Kalei HardingFlorida State
Mack Leonard
Josie Muffley
Kathryn Sandercock
Lili BackesNorth Carolina
Emma KaufGeorgia Tech
Addy GreeneVirginia Tech

MVP in bold
Source: [15]

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